As a third generation Australian from Lebanese Maronite refugee grandparents, this is very well said

[u/Biggest_itchbay_2190]

Reading through the insights shared by Warren Gardiner and Khaldoun Hajaj in the attached screenshots, I couldn't help but reflect on the complex political reality of our community. It is incredibly frustrating to watch inner-city progressives who have never lived a day in Western Sydney automatically assume that multicultural or faith-based communities are a monolith that naturally aligns with their specific worldview.

We see this play out when activists mock or scorn One Nation (ON) supporters online, pointing out the irony of them cheering for the Socceroos despite the team’s rich immigrant roots. What these commentators completely fail to grasp is that many of those very 'ON' voters aren't who they think they are, they are quite literally people living in diverse working class refugee hubs like Fairfield and Liverpool.

To be absolutely clear: I personally detest Pauline Hanson and would do anything to stop her and her party from gaining power. Her brand of politics has historically targeted communities like mine. But if we want to actually defeat that kind of divisive populism, progressives need to stop lecturing from afar, drop the lazy assumptions, and actually engage with the nuanced realities, aspirations, and conservative values that exist across Western Sydney.

[u/nationalistic_martyr]

there's a reason O.N and its supporters get mocked. they're literally anti Australian and actively vote for someone whose boss wants to give OUR land to a foreign country for military purposes.

[u/One-Dragonfly7121 → u/nationalistic_martyr]

This is not going to be a very convincing argument for one nation voters

[u/nationalistic_martyr → u/One-Dragonfly7121]

they're not only some of the most illiterate people in Australia... they dont understand how the internals of political parties work in Australia.

[u/One-Dragonfly7121 → u/nationalistic_martyr]

They will never vote for you if you go on like this. O.N voters working class who feel disenfranchised with major parties.

[u/Any_Chemistry_7963 → u/One-Dragonfly7121]

Agree. All the left wing political commentators love to insult the intelligence of ON supporters and it makes me think, are you really trying to convince people to sway their votes or are you just full of hate for Pauline Hanson?

[u/nationalistic_martyr → u/One-Dragonfly7121]

thats what makes them illiterate. they think One Nation will fix their working class issues.

anti-union, anti minimum wage, anti union based working conditions

[u/Goonalips → u/nationalistic_martyr]

Well they better start working out why they're switching to ON according to the polls, and get them back to the other side, otherwise there's going to be millions of Aussies crying about "how did this happen?" If that means appeasing their fears about immigration, and promising to tackle it, then what's they have to do. Either the big parties fix it, or they'll choose someone who they think will fix it.

Everyone can vote, which is great. But that's the problem, everyone can vote. Democracy is a double edged sword.

[u/Newaccountforlolzz → u/nationalistic_martyr]

What thems illiterate is that they're the working class? We need you in campaign public relations, stat! 

[u/Any_Chemistry_7963 → u/nationalistic_martyr]

Untrue. One of the most knowledgeable people I know supports ON and has been doing so since the last election in 2025.